Derangement — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a state of mental disturbance and disorientation

the act of disturbing the mind or body

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈaʊɾɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪɹˈeɪndʒmənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪɹˈeɪndʒmənt/

4 syllables Say it as /dˈaʊɾɚ/.

Examples

his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset
she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unbalance overthrow upset mental unsoundness

Parts of Speech

noun	a state of mental disturbance and disorientation
noun	the act of disturbing the mind or body “his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset”

Word Forms

derange	verb	derange mentally, throw out of mental balance; make insane
unbalance	verb	derange mentally, throw out of mental balance; make insane
upset	verb	move deeply

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verwirrung

ein Zustand geistiger Störung und Orientierungslosigkeit

🇫🇷French

dérèglement

un état de troubles mentaux et de désorientation

🇪🇸Spanish

trastorno mental

un estado de perturbación mental y desorientación

🇮🇹Italian

squilibrio

uno stato di disturbo mentale e disorientamento

🇳🇱Dutch

verstoring

een toestand van mentale stoornis en desoriëntatie

🇵🇹Portuguese

desarranjo

um estado de perturbação mental e desorientação

🇷🇺Russian

расстройство

состояние психического расстройства и дезориентации

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गड़बड़ी

मानसिक अशांति और भटकाव की स्थिति

🇧🇩Bengali

বিশৃঙ্খলা

মানসিক অস্থিরতা এবং বিভ্রান্তির একটি অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

சீர்குலைவு

மன உளைச்சல் மற்றும் திசைதிருப்பல் நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

వికృతీకరణ

మానసిక భంగం మరియు దిక్కుతోచని స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

विकृती

मानसिक अस्वस्थता आणि दिशाभूल स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવ્યવસ્થા

માનસિક અશાંતિ અને દિશાહિનતાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿರೂಪಗೊಳಿಸುವಿಕೆ

ಮಾನಸಿಕ ಅಡಚಣೆ ಮತ್ತು ದಿಗ್ಭ್ರಮೆಯ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വൈകല്യം

മാനസിക അസ്വസ്ഥതയുടെയും വഴിതെറ്റലിൻ്റെയും അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਗਾੜ

ਮਾਨਸਿਕ ਅਸ਼ਾਂਤੀ ਅਤੇ ਭਟਕਣਾ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

خرابی

ذہنی انتشار اور بے راہ روی کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

精神错乱

精神错乱和迷失方向的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

錯乱

精神障害と見当識障害の状態

🇰🇷Korean

교란

정신적 혼란과 방향 감각 상실의 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

loạn trí

một trạng thái rối loạn tâm thần và mất phương hướng

🇹🇭Thai

ความปั่นป่วน

สภาวะของความปั่นป่วนทางจิตและความสับสน

🇮🇩Indonesian

kekacauan

keadaan gangguan mental dan disorientasi

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkagulo

isang estado ng mental disturbance at disorientation

🇲🇾Malay

kekacauan

keadaan gangguan mental dan kekeliruan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تشويش

حالة من الاضطراب العقلي والارتباك

🇮🇷Persian

آشفتگی

یک حالت آشفتگی روانی و بی نظمی

🇹🇷Turkish

dengesizlik

zihinsel rahatsızlık ve yönelim bozukluğu durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

שיבוש

מצב של הפרעה נפשית וחוסר התמצאות

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